Charting for Accountability {#thestruggleisreal}

I see the hashtag #thestruggleisreal all the time and that is definitely how I feel right now about my weight loss efforts.

I. Am. Struggling.

The easy excuse is that life has been so busy lately. We no longer have our wonderful nanny that made our lives easier all summer long. I’m trying to make up for how much slacking I did on the blog this summer, and I’m still having trouble saying no to the awesome review opportunities that come my way. My amazing job with DietBetter can be really hard to find time for without a large blog of time to get into a grove without the start and stop of fielding children. My kiddos deserve any extra attention I can give them during the day. Last, especially after BlogFest, I am dying to get some time in on up and coming projects that seem to fall to the bottom of the list!

Whew! Now that that’s over…

I can still do this!

I’m a very visual person. I have a million to-do lists, dry erase boards on the back of cabinets for meal plans and reminder, more than one planner, and multiple notebooks to hot things down.

Especially now with how much I have on my plate, I need some reminders so that the time doesn’t go by with me completely missing some important things.

When I found this “Class Chart” at the dollar store, I knew I had my temporary solution! I know have a “Kick Ass Chart” to help keep me on track. I placed everything in the order of my day and when I’d like to remember certain things. I also placed things in there to remind myself how easy it can be to fit something in.

No, I don’t plan to do five workouts a day, but I do want a reminder that I can fit in a naptime workout or run if I didn’t do a morning workout, or a quick 10-15 minutes before my shower if I still hadn’t had time for anything. I also need those many water reminders because, when I’m busy, I realize far too much time goes by between water breaks!

I do make lists! and I plan my week of exercise on Saturdays and try my best to keep to it! I love including friends in the plans makes it hard to ditch it then 🙂Mary Beth Jackson recently posted…Relax and Run Faster?

Great idea! That’s the next thing I want to try to do – plan a calendar of workouts and food. I’ve done it a bit, but I’d love to have a checklist like this on a calendar! Thanks so much for stopping by and taking time to share!!!

What a great idea! I often forget to do the important things too (like drink water or reply to invitations)- I am always feeling so overwhelmed! I might have to try this out once I’m able to make a trip to the store 😛Annmarie recently posted…LaceLocker: An Ingenious Idea with a Great Cause!

Oh how real the struggle is! It really is a daily thing, as especially with little ones there is rarely true consistency in your days. I love your idea of the chart, especially because I can hang it up where all can see, to have others hold me accountable. For me, that is a huge part of keeping up with where I want to be with weight loss and workouts. I love the Dollar Store tip, why pay big $$ if a post it note will work just fine to make it your own??Olivia recently posted…The Five Things I Add to My Daily Diet for Weight Loss and Improved Physique